About Me
Remington R. Motte | Preferred pronouns: He/Him
Evolutionary Biology
I'm interested in investigating the challenges in phylogenetic inference posed by hybridization, introgression, and incomplete lineage sorting, among other complex biological phenomena. I'm particularly passionate about advancing phylogenetic methods and exploring broad evolutionary questions, such as the prevalence of polyploidization in plants and why it occurs.
- Degree: BS in Biology at Utah Valley University
- City: Orem, UT
- Current Position: PhD Student
- Email: remingtonribailmotte@gmail.com
Hey! My name is Remington Motte and I'm from Price, UT, but I have lived all over southern Utah. I attented Utah Valley University in Orem, UT, where I received my Bachelors of Science in Biology. During my tenure at UVU, I did research with Dr. Carl Hjelmen and Dr. Lauren Brooks where I utilized comparative phylogenetics and microbial variant calling. Recently, I was accepted to the University of Arkansas in Dr. Jeremy Beaulieu's lab, where I will continue my education and obtain my PhD. in Biology with the goal of becoming a professor of evolution, phylogenetics, genomics, and bioinformatics
Experience
While in Dr. Hjelmen's lab, I gained skills in phylogenetic reconstruction methods as well as R-studio for data visualization and analysis. For my project I investigated the relationship between DSCAM1 evolution and sociality.
I joined Dr. Brooks lab in the begining of January of 2023. In her lab I have been investigating the growth rates of Staphylococcus species, as well as indentifying variant genes associated with alcohol resistance in Micrococcus luteus and Bacillus thuringiensis.
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Interests
Outside of biology I have a lot of different hobbies and interests, including...
Baseball - I've played baseball (as well as many other sports) since I was ten and I'm a big fan of the Rockies and the Yankees!
Arts & Crafts - I mostly use graphite as my medium, but I occasionally use watercolor and acryllic paints. Eventually I want to get into pottery so I can make my own tea mugs!
Being Active - working out, playing sports, hiking, skydiving (see left picture), etc.
Reading - I really enjoy good storytelling, especially fantasy, sci-fi and dystopian novels.
Computers - Sometime within the next few months I plan on building my own PC so I can become more familiar with the hardware of a computer.
References
Mentors/employers that I have worked with
Jeremy Beaulieu, PhD
Associate Professor at UARK of Evolutionary Biology
Email: jmbeauli@uark.edu
Carl Hjelmen, PhD
Assistant Professor at UVU of Bioinformatics and Genomics
Email: carl.hjelmen@uvu.edu
Lauren Brooks, PhD
Assistant Professor at UVU for Microbiology
Email: lauren.brooks@uvu.edu
